Thanksgiving reminder from Sooke Fire

“A busy afternoon for Sooke firefighters saw them stretched from one end of the District to the other.

“An MVI on Sooke Rd at Connie Rd had Engine 1 respond, while an out of control brush fire on Alder Park Terrace just minutes after the MVI had Brush 1, Engine 1 (once released from the MVI), and Otter Point Volunteer Fire Department Engine 23 respond to get the fire under control as it quickly advanced toward several structures.

“Even though temperatures are much cooler and the humidity is high, it did not take much for this fire to spread quickly.

“Please be careful everyone.

“Happy Thanksgiving, and a big thank you to the volunteers who left their families and friends to attend these calls.”

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